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3,112
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1983–2026
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January 10, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
City Transfer Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE SET THE JAW DIE UNDER CONVEYOR TO REPORSITION THE HOOKS. WHILE REHOOKING THE DIE, IT MOVED PINCHING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE DIE AND THE HOOK.

April 16, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator STRIKING OR BUMPING
City Transfer Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP GOT OUT TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD OF THE LOADER HE WAS OPERATING. WHILE WASHING WINDOW HE HIT HIS FACE ON REARVIEW MIRROR. DUE TO SUN SHINING. DID NOT SEE MIRROR.

July 1, 1988 WA · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
City Transfer Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

ARM CAUGHT IN CONVEYOR BELT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT MATERIAL. AMPUTATION OF LEFT FOREARM.

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